• KP Challenge
          • The KP Challenge is a series of three great, local races — Saint Fennessy 4K, Fitger’s 5K, and Park Point 5-Miler — that are strategically placed throughout the year to help participants build their endurance and stick to a regular training schedule.

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    • Saint Fennessy 4K
    • Fitger’s 5K
    • Park Point 5-Miler & 2-Mile Walk
    • Minnesota Mile
    • North End Nightmare 5K
    • Youth Races
    • Volunteer
          • Our kids. Our community. Our future.

            Our tremendous community of volunteers plays a significant role in helping the Young Athletes Foundation to create memorable and successful events for our runners. More than 1,000 volunteers are needed throughout the year to support our fundraising race events for the YAF.

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    • Sponsors
          • Our kids. Our community. Our future.

            The Young Athletes Foundation was created to serve the community, and for more than three decades we have done that with the help of our local and regional business partners. With events throughout the year, our sponsors assist greatly in our mission of  providing pathways of opportunity to youth in athletic programs and encouraging healthy lifestyles.

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    • Charity Runners
          • Our kids. Our community. Our future.

            Do you want to run for free AND add more meaning to your miles Sign up ahead of Grandma’s Marathon weekend to be a charity runner for the Young Athletes Foundation (YAF), and your success in reaching the finish line can help someone else reach theirs.

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💵 PRICE INCREASE COMING SOON: Save your money and get signed up today for the 2024 Fitger's 5K!

🏃 Whether you’re in the middle of training for a bigger spring or summer race — Grandma’s Marathon, anyone? — or a first-timer, the Fitger’s 5K is the perfect race for you. 

🏅 Earn your first finisher medal of the year running through the historic streets of downtown Duluth.

📋 Registration open now, and fewer than 500 spots are left. Sign up link 👉 bio.

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It's not the Powerball, but it's close 😉 

Ginny Churchill was the lucky winner of our first-ever @theskihut raffle at this year's Saint Fennessy 4K --- thanks to everyone who participated we raised over $700 for the YAF 🧡 

We'll be doing this raffle at every event this year, so get signed up and you could walk away the lucky winner 🚴‍♂️🚴‍♂️🚴‍♂️ 

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